catastrophic
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əˈstrɒf adjective
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catastrophe (kəˈtæstrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune |
| 2. | the denouement of a play, esp a classical tragedy |
| 3. | a final decisive event, usually causing a disastrous end |
| 4. | Also called: cataclysm any sudden and violent change in the earth's surface caused by flooding, earthquake, or some other rapid process |
| [C16: from Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from strephein to turn] | |
| catastrophic | |
| —adj | |
| cata'strophically | |
| —adv | |
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Catastrophic
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
It turned out they were known to be potentially catastrophic long before the disastrous launch.
It flows along smoothly and predictably until it turns suddenly into a catastrophic waterfall.
When everyone goes and starts plugging in their cars, their will be a catastrophic meltdown of the power grid.
But climate change and exotic weeds may exacerbate the risk of catastrophic fires.
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